Distribution of surficial and buried oil contaminants across sandy beaches along nw florida and alabama coasts following the deepwater horizon oil spill in 2010

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6 A, 2013, Pages 144-155

  Wang, Ping ^a   Roberts, Tiffany M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama coast; beach cleanup; beach contamination; Beach oiling; beach processes; Gulf of Mexico; NW Florida coast

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CLEANUP; OIL POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PLANNING PRACTICE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WAVE RUNUP;

ALABAMA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889002764     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00198.1     Document Type: Article

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